Approaches to Learning

6th grade English A and B students visited Mrs. Indah’s 1st grade class today to finish up their Shadowy Silhouettes project. During our last session, we traced their shadows onto paper to laminate and cut out their silhouettes for their own personalized puppets to take home soon. Today they took them down to add sticks […]

Today Apple, Charles, and Cher headed off to Jimo Village with hundreds of donations that they have gathered since June 2018 to wrap up their service project and learn more about the area. 今天，Apple, Charles, and Cher带着自2018年6月以来筹集的数百笔捐赠前往即墨，结束他们的服务项目，了解更多有关该地区的情况 We added almost 100 new books, games, and puzzles to the library, set aside the toys that will […]

9th and 10th grade English Language Acquisition students used graphic novels to study the Islamic Revolution in Iran through the story Persepolis and how writers can merge images and text to tell powerful stories throughout Unit 1. To put what they studied to good use, they combined all they learned about the conventions of graphic novels […]

As a parent of teens, I’ve learned to really enjoy the conversations that we’ve had with one another. I’ve found Cameron and Brandon (my children) to be insightful, interesting, and quite funny. When we came into the DP program, I can honestly say that they weren’t particularly communicative, but with maturity and patience, we’ve all found a […]

In order to create a work and learning culture that genuinely includes students with disabilities fully, we need to talk about what it means to be a part of our community, how we display and live the values that we appreciate, as well as what our responsibilities are with new members of our community. A […]

6th grade English students took on a big task today by using their English skills to teach Mrs Indah’s first-grade students about shadows. One group worked in Ms Michelle’s room to show the 1st grade how a light casts their shadow against the wall and then traced their heads onto black paper. After the little […]

Friday, November 9th the Youth Club set out on another fun adventure together. This time we hit the bowling lanes and had a great night of fun, socializing, and relationship building. Students and teachers bowled, played pool, and laughed together for hours. We definitely need to go back to bowl again this year. Top Scorers […]

Friday, November 2nd, Ms. Michelle’s English B and Mrs. Katie’s English A students took a trip to Jimo Village with Mrs. Meredith’s 3rd grade class. We were treated to a morning of picking apples and learning about life at a small farm. Students gathered all they could carry to bring home to their families and their […]

6th grade English students have been hard at work and are now putting their skills to use to serve their community. In English B, students are developing their reading fluency and comprehension, and practicing speaking and writing in an academic setting. To put their growing skills to work, they have taken on the role of […]